[CGUYS] Pogue Feeling Sorry for M$
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/technology/personaltech/17pogue.html?8dpc Zune’s reputation as the player for weirdos and losers. Among the under-25 set, “Zune” is a punch line Wow! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Vista -- Help Needed with Read Only Flag
On Sep 17, 2009, at 10:14 PM, mike wrote: My other thought was...you are still using cds? Vista won't read any of our HFS formatted thumb drives and we had a pile of CDs handy. Thanks for the other ideas. Zipping the directory looks most promising. Zipping is built into Mac OS. I guess I will have to download something to get it to unZip on Vista? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Pogue Feeling Sorry for M$
On Sep 17, 2009, at 10:18 PM, David K Watson wrote: Myself, I'd say generally positive is a better description. By most objective standards, to be considered overwhelmingly positive a review would have to be very strong on its positives and contain a very small number of very minor negatives. To call that a positive review is delusional. When a brand has become a sad joke a vendor has to do a lot more than sort of match the competition feature for feature. The only viable alternative is for M$ to jigger Windows to not work with iPods, but I think the day is past when M$ can use such a tactic. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 10 Sep 2009 - Special issue (#2009-870)
On Sep 17, 2009, at 12:04 PM, mike wrote: You need to read more. Geithner is monetizing our debt and Obama and team want to raise our debt ceiling again, this has been done several times by both parties. This isn't about some hated neocon vs liberal wackos, this is both parties ripping us off. The fed which can print money on command it seems, printed and bought 7 billion in debt from the US Government. So we have the debt ceiling over 12 trillion, which is more then thousands...and we are monetizing our debt into the billions..also more then thousands. Some want to keep arguing left vs right, this is a distraction and keeps those screwing us happy because it keeps the spotlight off what they are doing. You are either ignoring or can't understand the graph of national debt as percent of GNP that I posted earlier. The current debt, while high, is nowhere as high as it has been before. It has already been demonstrated that a debt of this size can be handled and paid off when the economy is rolling again. Spending money on stimulating the economy is a wise investment. The means of paying off the debt are a logical result of the expenditure. Such expenditures are really investments that pay off later. Contrast this to the cost of launching a series of foreign wars. In the old days,when you could cart off all of the losers belongings, one could argue that war was an investment that would pay off. That is no longer the case. I guess the neocons were not aware of this change. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Pogue Feeling Sorry for M$
On Sep 18, 2009, at 9:53 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: Saying that this isn't a positive review, now that is truly delusional. It's practically psychotic. It is not a positive review. It cites many positive features, but concludes that these are insufficient. That is not a positive conclusion. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Google Voice again...Apple says 'oops'
On Sep 18, 2009, at 12:37 PM, mike wrote: The full version of what happened surrounding GV being rejected (so says google) or not rejected (so says apple) was finally released. Google released a redacted version of their side earlier but now the full version has been released and it says clearly that Apple rejected the app completely. Apple's reason of course was the same reason as they stated in the make believe world in which they said they didn't reject it but IF they were to this would be why...ridiculous reasoning to be sure. Even if some low-level munchkin rejected it for that reason it is entirely possible that this reason was later rejected by higher management. I tell my staff that this is the reason I have staff. What's the point of insisting that Apple rejected it? If Apple says they are studying the issue how does it benefit anyone to insist that they stop studying and issue a rejection. This whole argument is silly. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Vista -- Help Needed with Read Only Flag
On Sep 19, 2009, at 11:07 PM, Robert Carroll wrote: Based on my experience, I would advise against trusting a thumb drive or a memory chip to store data over the long run. A month or two, probably OK. Yes indeed. Data stored on flash drives can vanish in a flash. Isn't that why we call them flash drives? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] We're #22!!! and we're #15!!! [was: We're #19!!!}
On Sep 20, 2009, at 9:39 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: The Internet was born and and raised in the United States. Yet— thanks to slow speeds, inconsistent availability, and bandwidth caps—we now lag the rest of the world when it comes to broadband Net access... That is what free markets are designed to do: provide the lowest possible quality at the highest possible price. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] USB hub question
On Sep 22, 2009, at 8:47 PM, MrMike6by9 wrote: My first gen MBP has a free USB port on the right side and on the left. The port on the left is close to the mag safe power plug but only the port on the right can power my USB hard drive that I use for backups and my iTunes collection. I use the port on the left side to support my IPhone and my iTouch. USB, being a PC technology picked up by Apple during its dark days, is technically a mess. One can have no reasonable expectation about what can and can't be successfully powered. I carry a portable drive with me that works fine with FireWire. To connect it using USB I have to carry an extra cable. First I have to plug in one cord into the drives power socket and plug that into one USB port. Then I plug in a second USB cord to carry data and supply additional power. The drive won't work unless it is getting power simultaneously from two separate USB connections. I see that as pretty shameful engineering. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks
On Sep 22, 2009, at 8:08 PM, Ranbo wrote: I see some Netbooks at CompUSA for as little as $239, making it much more affordable. What do Netbooks typically lack that Notebooks have? You get what you pay for. If what you want is just basic web and word processing you'll be fine. You may find problems with Flash or AJAX is any computing power is called for. It will not be great for photo editing and other media applications. Think of it like a smart phone with a bigger screen. Some folks hate the keyboards because they are at tad too cramped -- do you have big hands? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Create https website
On Sep 22, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Richard P. wrote: A non-profit has a http website in which users are filling out personal and private form information, and the non-profit would like the get it secured with https. How can this be accomplished economically? Is the code difficult to write? HTTPS is just one element in securing data. It is a lot of work with many aspects to consider. For example for credit cards there is now a requirement for quarterly audits/certifications. A good place to start for an overview is to read up on the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSIs). * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] domain trade llc
On Sep 22, 2009, at 12:28 PM, Mike wrote: Two days ago I got an email from Domain Trade LLC regarding a domain I've owned for a little over a year. I had actually forgotten I had purchased the domain until this email arrived. Domain Trade is claiming they may want to purchase my domain for 50-65% of appraised value and to head to one of three offered sites they will accept as appraisers. These sites of course cost 20-30 dollars to appraise a site. My first reaction is that this is a scam and that the appraisers themselves own Domain Trade. I'll spend 30 bux getting an 'appraisal' and then Domain Trade will suddenly not want my site...or it will be appraised at 3 dollars and I'll get a dollar three eighty from the whole thing. Anyone else seen things like this? You are right to be suspicious and I suspect your assessment is right on target. The idea of appraising a domain name is ludicrous. If you owned an especially desirable domain you would probably know it already. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] overdrive for mac
On Sep 24, 2009, at 7:36 PM, One Man wrote: To access remotely my public library's online catalog, specifically electronic resources, I am trying to download overdrive.com for mac. It starts to download as ODMediaConsoleSetup.dmg, but I get the message Mounting failed Run DiskUtility and verify/repair the DMG file. If the DMG is okay, try mounting it using DiskUtility's mount command. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Interesting
On Sep 25, 2009, at 8:28 PM, Tony B wrote: Well, *I* found it interesting anyway. Me too. Thanks for the link. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Apple pushes unwanted enterprise tool to Windows users
On Sep 28, 2009, at 9:49 PM, Tony B wrote: Yet again. If this were MS pulling this stunt, they would certainly be pilloried. And probably sued by the EU. Where's the outrage here? You heard about it on Glenn Beck? Apple is not pushing anything on anybody. It is providing a list of currently available software downloads and patches that it believes are appropriate for the particular computer. You are free to say yes or no.. That is a big difference than some companies forcing software onto their customers computers. By your silly WFB logic you -- as a Coke drinker -- would be condemning Safeway for stocking Pepsi. How dare they offer to sell me a product I do not want! Stamp your feet. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas
On Oct 4, 2009, at 11:04 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: We need more manufacturing here. Americans are very good conscientious workers. It is not the workers that are the problem, it is the managers. It is the managers who decide that they can fatten their bonuses by making crappy products. They can rip off their companies so quickly for enough $ to be set for life. What happens afterwards they do not care. E.g., stay away from hamburgers: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/health/04meat.html?ref=health * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Crazy Adoption Rate for Snow Leopard
Are people out of their minds? This report says that 20% of Macs are now running Snow Leopard. That's insane. Apple has shipped its first updates to X.6.1 but there are still many reports of odd behavior. The one about fonts is a show stopper for me. Maybe it is the $25 price that got everyone moving. Has any one on the list upgraded to Snow Leopard? Eighteen percent of Mac users are running Snow Leopard just one month after its release, according to Web metrics firm Net Applications. That’s a remarkable upgrade rate for the latest iteration of OS X, especially considering Snow Leopard is Intel only. Overall, OS X now represents 5.12 percent of the worldwide OS market, up from 4.87 percent in August. While that might seem like a small increase, it’s up 37 percent from a year ago, and the platform is seeing a continuing a steady rise. In contrast, Windows has now fallen below 93 percent, though the release of Windows 7 will likely result in a temporary spike. Nonetheless, OS X is moving up, as is iPhone OS. http://theappleblog.com/2009/10/01/snow-leopards-leaps-in-market-share/ 3 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Google Chrome add-in for IE: Speed demon or big, fat security hole?
On Oct 2, 2009, at 4:24 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: My guess is part of the speed up is them by passing IE's security filters. Bad guess. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/09/22/2138201/Google-Brings-Chrome-Renderer-Speedy-Javascript-To-IE Try this... http://www.chromeexperiments.com/ Not your mother's JavaScript 3 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Metered Broadband Is the Future: Verizon CTO
Verizon Chief Technology Officer Dick Lynch said today that in the coming years, wired broadband will likely be sold in packages based on the amount of data a person wants to consume, much like wireless broadband is sold today. In comments made to press at the 2009 Fiber to the Home Conference Expo in Houston, Lynch stressed that he wasn¹t announcing a shift in pricing for Verizon, but that: ³We¹re going to have to consider pricing structures that allow us to sell packages of bytes, and at the end of the day the concept of a flat- rate infinitely expandable service is unachievable.² This CTO must be an MBA, not an MSEE, thinking how to extract the highest price for the worst possible product. His problem is that the service he is selling is dirt cheap and engineers are constantly finding ways to transmit more and more data for less and less money. So his job is to convince us of a lie: that bandwidth is an expensive and limited resource that has to be metered and sold by quantity delivered. In truth it is so cheap that the engineers found it was not worth the effort to meter it. It is cheaper and easier to simply increase bandwidth than it is to build out a metering and billing system. As long as there is competition on the market, metered charges won't happen. Of course if he can establish a monopoly or oligopoly, we are screwed. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Wireless Expander
On Oct 4, 2009, at 1:19 PM, Frank Sestir wrote: I have a friend using a Mac Power Book computer. They purchased a Linksys Wireless G Expander. Any suggestions on how to connect this to make it work with their wireless router. They were told by the store they purchased it from that all they had to do was to plug it in and it would work. RTFM. The easiest way is to plug the Expander into wall power and place it next to your existing AP. Press the Expander's auto setup button for 5 seconds. Then unplug the Expander and move it to a spot on the edge of your network where it can relay signals to/from the AP thereby expanding your network. There are alternative setups depending on your friend's specific configuration. Again RTFM. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas
On Oct 2, 2009, at 8:12 PM, Robert Carroll wrote: Finding web stores sellers from other countries on Google search in the U.S. produces unsatisfactory results for me. Specifying the Google search domain from other countries has proved for me to produce a limited number of links. Easy. Search using their national versions of Google: google.fr, google.it, etc. If you search using the USA Google site USA is what you will mostly get. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas
On Oct 4, 2009, at 1:06 AM, Eric S. Sande wrote: I'm guessing that won't be a popular statement. But I KNOW that Americans can do it better. Our audio products are better, our bicycle products are better. The prices of high-end audio equipment are particularly hard to defend. It is a market where technical products are sold to people who have no knowledge of technology and have far more money than brains. Components that cost $40 to build can be sold for $40,000. American marketing companies are particularly adept at selling to this market segment, but that does not make their products better, just more expensive. Many American brands are not built in America. It is smart to figure out that multiple brands are made on the same Chinese assembly line and merely put in different boxes to be sold at very different prices. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Google Chrome add-in for IE: Speed demon or big, fat security hole?
On Oct 2, 2009, at 4:24 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: My guess is part of the speed up is them by passing IE's security filters. Microsoft says hey, that thing just give malware more attach points and makes our browser less secure -- which cause a lot of chuckling around the blogosphere. After all, Chrome is a pretty secure browser and was the only one not to fall at Pwn2Own this year. However, as Sophos Labs' Mike Wood points out, there's one big, nasty side effect that hasn't been talked about: social engineering malware. So how long will it be before someone decides to inject a bogus you need Google Chrome Frame popup on some compromised website? http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/09/26/chrome-frame-presents-a-golden-opportunity-for-malware-authors/ So is the M$ line that we should all forgo an improved IE because some of us are fatally stupid? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Metered Broadband Is the Future: Verizon CTO
On Oct 3, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Art Clemons wrote: I also wonder whether someone with Fios for example is really costing more if that individual downloads only three emails a day and surfs once a week to the Washington Post versus someone who downloads movies from Netflix or some similar entity. The only difference is that Comcast, etc. believe it is their God- given right to exclusively deliver these services to their captives/ customers. They don't want Netflix charging a lower price. If they can fool us into accepting metered services that will be able to put a tax on downloads from Netflix etc. That will allow them to rake in huge profits without actually having to do any work. 2 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Crazy Adoption Rate for Snow Leopard
On Oct 5, 2009, at 11:46 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: How long will it take to fix Snow Leopard? It's only been out a month. That's not the point. It was not broke and now it is. It represents the generally slovenly attitude towards computing that the NeXTies brought to Apple. The thing that makes M$ products so repulsive is that they are created by eighty-percenters. Apple used to be a company that would always sweat the details. They don't anymore. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Oh, my...partitions...
On Oct 12, 2009, at 11:14 PM, Marcio wrote: Insofar as administrator I am not sure what to do but I noticed that when I enter in Safe Windows they gave me a choice of Administrator or Marcio. But when I go straight it is only Marcio and I am the administrator. That's great. Looks like your little computer shop did go to the trouble of setting you up correctly. When you are logged in as Marcio, log out. You should then be able to log in as Administrator. Once you know you can log in successfully as Administrator it will be safe to downgrade the setting of user Marcio from the Administrator account. After that continue to use the computer as Marcio. Use Administrator only when you have to. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] And Now Something for every FanBoy
On Oct 13, 2009, at 12:06 AM, Art Clemons wrote: In case you miss the obvious, read the last line! Note that fanboy is an OS neutral term! Cool! (but expensive) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] microsoft pays to pla...er screw us
On Nov 25, 2009, at 12:08 AM, mike wrote: Well it's not a dirty trick, friend of mine on irc said it was unethical. It's not either, it's paying for a job to get done. But as I said, they are just screwing users in the end. I figured your moral sense would not be up to perceiving that it is unethical. I say it is worse than unethical, I strongly suspect it is criminal. It is time we stop merely fining corporations that do such things and identify specific individuals to imprison. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] outlook 2003 bcc question
On Nov 25, 2009, at 9:38 AM, Andy Gallant wrote: I want the received TO field to be empty. But, when I send BCCs only and leave TO (and CC) empty, somehow the received messages show the TO field filled in with the same value as the FROM field. This happens inside Outlook and that's not what I want. How can I fix this? Oddly, when I send CCs only and leave TO (and BCC) empty, the received TO remains empty. Thanks in advance Works fine with every email client I have ever used, but then I never use Outlook. You should not either. I guess you will have to put at least one delivery address in the TO field. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gulag?
On Nov 24, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Tony B wrote: Around here it's got nothing to do with extra hours. It's construction jobs being lost to 'Mexicans' (anyone that speaks spanish). I've heard it from both sides though - the employers complain the local guys just won't show up on time consistently (or at all). I have no idea what sorts of extra hours these workers may put in, or if they're paid for them. But I can imagine they whine a lot less about extra work in general. Of course the won't show up excuse is dishonest nonsense. These dishonest employers want to employ the Mexicans because they can pay them substandard wages, give them little or no benefits, and demand that they put in extra time off the clock. Sometimes they don't even pay the wages that are owed. To keep this on topic: a few years ago M$ was sued over their labor practices, not as bad as those in the construction industry, but plenty despicable. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia
On Nov 25, 2009, at 2:13 PM, Chris Dunford wrote: That is what Fox and the rest of the denier community wants you to think, but it is not at all what the emails said. Unfortunately, this isn't the right place to discuss it. Fortunately Fox and the WSJ are soon to be walled off from reality to live in Bing land, to be seen only by WFBs and other true believers. I hope they hurry up so my Google Mail screen won't be cluttered with their propaganda. Does anybody know if there is a way to customize Google News to blacklist the useless? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Apple Magic Mouse
I just got to spend a day with a new Mac with the new Magic Mouse. It only took a few minutes to get used to operating the screen by gliding my fingers across its surface. Today I'm back to using an Apple Mighty Mouse and I must say I'm annoyed. The Magic Mouse makes computing so much easier. I wonder if the number of gestures used to operate with this mouse will grow rapidly. Seems to me that it could easily do so. That could create a totally new way of interacting with the computer. I suspect such a situation will enflame those on this list who are already quite averse to change. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia
On Nov 25, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Richard P. wrote: Wikipedia shows signs of stalling as number of volunteers falls sharply I'm not surprised. Wikipedia has matured and really does need fewer hands to maintain it. Meanwhile lots of new opportunities have emerged. Some of the new venues have even been launched by Wiki Foundation itself. I bet that many of the people who worked on Wikipedia in its early days were early adopters who are attracted to everything new. Today they have moved on to new pastures -- Twitter etc. Despite this, I suspect there will be enough new people to keep Wikipedia viable. I'm constantly impressed when I read the Wikipedia to find that the latest events in the news are immediately incorporated. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Dead desktop computer -- what is likely the matter?
On Nov 23, 2009, at 11:04 PM, Tony B wrote: Dreamweaver only needs a key and the original disks to reinstall. But it's also fairly useless these days for modern CMS-driven websites. Unless she's taking web design courses, in which case she would need the newest DW. I'd say don't obsess about it. Dreamweaver is definitely useless if you are working in one of those companies in the gulag. A CMS, like a good Chinese government bureaucrat, will enforce sterile uniformity on your every page. However if you are still in a position to exercise your freedom, Dreamweaver is just peachy. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] IE8/9 Fail Acid Test Badly
On Dec 2, 2009, at 9:02 PM, mike wrote: http://vista.blorge.com/2009/12/02/firefox-overtakes-internet-explorer-in-germany/ It will be interesting to see what if any effect this has on hacker activity in the country. Defenders of Microsoft’s security record have previously argued that viruses could be targeted at Internet Explorer as much because it offers the largest pool of potential victims as because of inherent flaws in the browser itself. That explanation has now – albeit on a very small and symbolic scale – lost a little of its credibility in Germany at least. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Apple Magic Mouse
On Dec 2, 2009, at 10:09 PM, Tony B wrote: Dumbest thing I've seen in ages. On a tap the mouse will click, no physical click required. Wow! No more onerous mouse clicking! Thank god we're saved at last from the drudgery! You are so predictable. I'm surprised you are not still railing against that silly mouse thing that Apple introduced on the 1st Macintosh. Get a life. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] a twofer update
On Dec 3, 2009, at 11:27 PM, mike wrote: Apple's App Store police have again exhibited a brush with common sense, and allowed another iPhone app to display previously forbidden images of Cupertino hardware. Just to make Mike feel all warm an fuzzy, the Sex App Shop offers porn for the iPhone. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356648,00.asp And something really obscene, an app for worshiping Ronald Reagan. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/12/03/MNPU1ATSB9.DTL * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] App Store Changing its Ways
Steve Jobs intervenes, approves Knocking streaming video app http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/12/steve-jobs-intervenes-approves-knocking-streaming-video-app.ars The approval is significant for several reasons. It's the first app with verified use of private APIs that Apple has approved for sale. It's also the first app approved to allow live video streaming. Finally, it's a concrete sign that Apple is indeed working to address developer concerns—though persuading Steve Jobs to personally approve an app is probably not going to become an official policy. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] M$ Spys on Customers Finds 5% Unworthy, Gives Them the Boot
On Dec 6, 2009, at 9:09 PM, tjpa got this email that he sent: Date: November 11, 2009 8:09:07 PM EST This is quite annoying. But don't think I'm responding to ancient emails. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Strange Mouse Wins Acclaim
On Dec 7, 2009, at 10:26 PM, mike wrote: WOW...70 bux. Mac owners earn more than WFBs so no problemo. P.S. I sent this in 2 weeks ago and it gets delivered only now. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems
On Dec 16, 2009, at 12:51 AM, Christopher Range wrote: I already did update all the drivers. Roll back your video driver. I have found that recent video driver updates actually cause problems. When I rolled back video drivers my crashing stopped. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Swapping Boot Drives
On Dec 15, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Michael Wosnick wrote: Instead I have a Precision T7500 workstation that I neither want nor ordered. Why don't you just keep what you got? Looks like a fine PC. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems
On Dec 15, 2009, at 11:19 PM, Christopher Range wrote: I know that, a lot of the hardware on my computer needs to be upgraded. It looks fine to me. Should be able to run XP just fine as it is. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
On Dec 15, 2009, at 12:46 AM, b_s-wilk wrote: Maybe you could use David Pogue's Missing Manuals. And a careful reading of Tog on Interface. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
On Dec 14, 2009, at 3:23 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: For some time now, it has been my opinion that Apple has shifted its gaze toward portable devices designed primarily for entertainment purposes or an entertainment/portable application device masquerading as a phone. I still use and like their computers, but do sense that Apple is looking in other directions these days. Nope. Not entertainment, but everything you need to do in life. They got your music. They got your cell phone. They got your pocket computer. And soon everything you need to read will be on the iPad. All one seamless integrated system. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Right computer OS [was: [CGUYS] Consternation...]
On Dec 19, 2009, at 1:58 PM, mike wrote: As I stated, the TCO of the pc's at this community college was lower than the macs...because a lot of the TCO that can be added has to do with maintenance on the machines...AV work, etc...these machines have been locked down for years and have never had any issues. Creative accounting and refusing to admit the real costs. When you lock down a computer you have greatly reduced its functionality. People can't do as much with a locked down computer. Their productivity is lower. Their creativity is lower. It is not a fair comparison when that cost is ignored. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Right computer OS [was: [CGUYS] Consternation...]
On Dec 19, 2009, at 1:58 PM, Reid Katan wrote: Another thing Tom doesn't seem to understand is that IT departments *not* having problems are unlikely to call for his services, so, of course he's going to see an inordinate number of problems. He's never going to see the well run IT departments. You make a huge and fundamental error. I rarely get called to fix the kinds of problems you are thinking about, that is not what my work is about. My job is boosting and maintaining productivity. My clients generally work independently of IT as much as they can. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
On Dec 19, 2009, at 3:42 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: You are wrong about government. YOU/WE are the government. When elected representatives don't behave, fire them--vote for someone who's better--campaign, inform if you have to do that. If government is unaccountable, it's the fault of people who were distracted or uniformed enough to vote for crooks instead of people who represent them. You can't have someone do everything you want, but when it's 70-80%, that's pretty good. Constant denigration of government is a strategy designed to discourage as many citizens as possible from participating. That makes it easier for private interests to control it. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
On Dec 19, 2009, at 3:14 PM, mike wrote: My point was that part of the problem is that when things get too big they are unaccountable because they don't have to be. WM was untouched for years because nothing challanged them...the post office is run like crap because no matter what they know they will keep getting moneyunaccountable. I think there is much you don't know about the Post Office. They are working very hard to provide service in a very tough environment. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
On Dec 19, 2009, at 5:23 PM, db wrote: That's why I was making my sacrilegious critique of some of Apple's OS bad points that cause many people unnecessary difficulty. If the IT literate don't/ can't see the problem, it will never be fixed and the system remains unaccountable. Except you were not. At most you were arguing that you would have designed some things differently and insisting that any deviation from you desires was a defect. That just isn't so. I did explain how there were perfectly valid, but different, methods that worked just fine. I even gave an example of something that really was a defect. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Freeware registry cleaner
On Dec 19, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Tony B wrote: Relax. You only need the forms if you wrote a registry cleaner that couldn't clean in one pass. Carping about this just shows a lack of experience. M$'s registry repair utility gave the same advice. Utilities that repair disk drives do too. These types of data structures are not always fixed in a single pass. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Freeware registry cleaner
On Dec 19, 2009, at 9:13 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: Does any registry cleaner actually work in one pass? I thought it was like cleaning your desk. Every layer unearths a new layer of problems. Good analogy. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Freeware registry cleaner
On Dec 19, 2009, at 9:16 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: Apparently the new security regime requires that all settings/ preferences be recorded in registry entries, rather than stored in a .ini file, either in the program directory (where it belongs, IMNSHO) or in the Documents and Settings folder. More places where a virus is not allowed write privileges because no one is. I keep hoping the M$ will come to its senses and ditch this dangerous registry nuisance, but they keep digging themselves deeper. M$ has a tendency to this. Outlook suffers from the same misguided design with all the user's email stuck into one big PST file. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
On Dec 21, 2009, at 8:27 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: It is said that a heavy user may want the dock to the right or left of the screen. I dunno exactly what a heavy user is This is looking more and more like the well-known PBCAK situation. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Dock placement: [Was: Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation]
On Dec 21, 2009, at 11:15 PM, Reid Katan wrote: But Tom and Betty both say the Dock *works better* (not has more functions, but is more user friendly) on the side. And IIRC, Tom intimated that no serious user would leave the Dock on the bottom. So, what up widdat. You can arm-chair theorize all you want. I went through all the same reasons why bottom is better, but what I observed in the field was different. So I tried it and the improvement was obvious. Ditto for Windows taskbar. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] STRANGE VIRUS?
On Dec 21, 2009, at 5:20 PM, Sue Cubic wrote: Replies like this are wearying. Switch to a Mac??? This woman just gave a brand new computer to her son. There is a problem with it. I really don't think she wrote in to this list to be told Switch to a Mac. Do you really feel that is helpful advice at this point? The truth will set you free. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] STRANGE VIRUS?
On Dec 21, 2009, at 7:21 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Please stop perpetuating a myth. I am typing this from a mini PC that I got in early November. Looks like the Windows Party is fracturing. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] STRANGE VIRUS?
On Dec 21, 2009, at 8:16 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I do not know, but apparently it was the amount that was expected as per specs on the box. The buyer did not do her homework in terms of determining if the computer met the minimum requirements for running Vista. But, why would a store sell a computer that did not meet requirements for the OS that was installed on it, or better yet, why would the manufacturer sell it, or even better, why would the retailer stock it? Silly question. Selling computers with inadequate RAM is a very old story. In fact, if the retailer were taking the high ground they would not be selling Windows. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] STRANGE VIRUS?
On Dec 21, 2009, at 6:16 PM, Brian Jones wrote: 1) There is a reason his computer is being infected, and he needs to find out why. One might even ask if the OS is being loaded from an original M$ disc, or a disc burned by a friend. With a situation this strange you really have to suspect everything. Or backtracking to ask: how do we really know there is a virus? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] os x and limiting net access
On Dec 22, 2009, at 11:03 PM, mike wrote: I've got a friend with a os x machine and he wants to limit his sons internet time to 30 minutes...I'm not quite sure if or how to do this on the mac. He wants his son to have full access to the machine 24/7, but limit internet connectivity to a specified time period. Any advice apprecia Easy. Set up a managed account for the boy. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] RAID Revisited
On Dec 24, 2009, at 5:16 PM, mike wrote: What does the job if RAID is so bad? What was the replacement? I suggest using a hard drive. Plain and simple. 2TB drives cost little more than $100. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] RAID Revisited
On Dec 24, 2009, at 4:50 PM, mike wrote: spreading FUD though is childish. Your faith in this old, worn out technology is touching, but handing out bad advice is reprehensible. We used RAID back long ago when we had to. In the old days when drives were slow and small. It was never a reliable technology, but we put up with it because we had to. Today when I can get a 2TB drive for little more than $100, using RAID is just silly. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Docks and information Re: [CGUYS] Dock placement: [Was: Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation]
On Dec 24, 2009, at 4:46 PM, mike wrote: I expected this...you find the dock useful because it contains information at a glance...but expecting that on the iPhone home screen is anti apple...uh right. One of the reasons for the failure of WINCE and the triumph of iPhone is that Apple was not afraid to innovate a new user interface that was appropriate for a different device. The latest stats show that Apple has taken the lead as the #1 selling smartphone. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] os x and limiting net access
On Dec 24, 2009, at 4:45 PM, mike wrote: I don't know, that's why I asked, if I can do it where is the place I input the time codes for access/no access? There's a screen for that. Its one of the tabs under Parental Controls. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] os x and limiting net access
On Dec 23, 2009, at 6:13 AM, Roger D. Parish wrote: You can't. At least, not as far as I can see. I set up a test account with Parental Controls, and the only time limits were to complete access to the computer. Thanks again to David for his detailed explanation. Do you find it frustrating that they continue to piss and moan that it can't be done? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] STRANGE VIRUS? AGAIN
On Dec 23, 2009, at 12:46 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: The old utility Fdisk would really come in handy here. He has to wipe out all partitions, seen and unseen (that is why Fdisk) to get rid of this monster. Yes it would. Scroll back on this thread to where I posted about the Ultimate Boot Disk. I has lots of malware fighting tools including a DOS command line. Or you can keep pissing and moaning with the it can't be done crowd. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] RAID Revisited
On Dec 24, 2009, at 9:59 PM, John DeCarlo wrote: And please don't use enterprise as if it were an example of good engineering. I work at the enterprise level and have for years and I see more stupid things done by big enterprises with big IT staffs than in most SMBs. So many people there want to use the old, reliable methods. Even when it no longer makes much sense. Thank you. The point is that one has to keep up with technology. Last years answer is last years answer. Or in the case of RAID, that's s 1999. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] recovery boot device
On Dec 26, 2009, at 10:05 PM, Tony B wrote: WTF are you talking about? Compressed data isn't any harder to recover than non-compressed; just the opposite, since it resides in a smaller area and often contains recovery info. You are dangerous. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] STRANGE VIRUS? AGAIN ... and again
On Dec 27, 2009, at 3:41 PM, Gail Miller wrote: My son is STILL trying to reformat his HDD and delete the partitions. Can you explain how to do that? How to delete the partitions that is. He's running Windows 7. Would the Ultimate Boot Disk be a good thing or even more confusing for him now? As usual... Many thanks in advance! Booting from the W7 disc should be sufficient, but I can't say for sure as I have only done that with XP. With XP, after booting from the disc you will have an option to erase the hard disk. If you see more than one partition, be sure to zap them all. Then create one new partition and put the OS on that. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here we go again....
On Dec 30, 2009, at 11:43 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: I'm pretty close to where you were in Vienna. When the switch over happened we lost the OTA digital signals for 5, 7 and 9. Now 7 is solid, 5 is spotty and 9 is non-existent on my brand new HDTV. Chanel 9 must be doing something wrong. I'm just south of Dupont Circle, about 60 feet off the ground with a fancy indoor antenna in the window. Many stations max out the meter at 100. The only station I consistently have trouble with is 9. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Kill it!!!
OMG. RAID and POTS. Some of us are not aging well. I'm really surprised at the high degree fear of change on what is supposed to be a discussion for techies. I think anyone who is tech aware has to to admit that the days of POTS (a switched telephone network) are numbered. It just does not make technological sense. We know how to perform this function much better and at lower cost. Saying that we should have an orderly plan for its demise i just good common sense. That does not mean that twisted copper pairs are going away. In some areas twisted pairs will go away. In other areas that will be around for a long time. What will change is the signaling that travels over the lines. It is going to be purely digital. That is inevitable and it will be happening soon. Digital does not have to mean poor quality. Analog POTS lines support a frequency domain from 200 to 2000 Hz at best. Transmitting that digitally is no big deal. It is true that some crappy carriers try to push quality below this, but I don't think it is prevalent. The crappy quality of cell phones is more likely the fault of having a crappy cell phone. There are lots of those out there. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Dock placement: [Was: Re: [CGUYS] Consternation...]
On Jan 1, 2010, at 12:11 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: I use the Dock to open programs, to set which apps are loaded at startup, and to get to the home folder for the app without switching to the Finder and digging for it. I rarely use it for switching apps. Depends on how many apps you have open. Command tab is very handy for toggling between 2 programs and I use it a lot for that. With 3 programs you have to keep track of what you were using last to know if you need to hit tab once or twice. Above 3 if find tabbing between apps to be unworkable. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here we go again....
On Jan 1, 2010, at 11:03 AM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: Apparently the FCC didn't test many if any digital VHF broadcasts when they were running both analog and digital. VHF has some nice propagation properties with requard to longer ranges that they wanted to keep but significant downsides in the digital transmission. During the test period they were on a UHF frequency for the digital test signal which worked better close in. I found that placing an aluminum pie pan on top of my fancy indoor antenna brought the signal strength for 9 from around 10 to around 80. Reception is now okay. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] MagicJack: a VoIP question
Don't forget that you can also get VOIP services like Skype at zero cost. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Reality [Was: Computer Guys ( gal) Show]
On Jan 6, 2010, at 9:26 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: No, no, no! It wasn't ME who got an iPody device. The folks who were breathlessly extolling the fact that THEY had gotten one ARE Windows users. And good for them. I'm observing quite a change in attitude among Windows drones after they get an iPod or iPhone. They notice that the world did not come to an end. Many of them then go out and make their next computer a Mac. But I was writing about you. What you wrote was a clear example of Windows thinking. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Cell Phone Radiation Good for Your Brain
Could Your Cell Phone Help Shield You From Alzheimer's? - BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/634709.html exposure to electromagnetic field prevented and even reversed brain impairment * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] generic laser printer cartridges?
On Jan 8, 2010, at 4:13 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: The quality of the recycling is key. Some just refill. Others clean, strip and redo the cartridge. I use the in my Canon fax/printer with great results. I avoid refills. New compatible is best. Remanufactured is usually okay. Price is less than half so I'm willing to accept an occasional dud. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Reality
On Jan 7, 2010, at 11:50 AM, mike wrote: Well Tom says 9...you say 6...Tony says not above 5%. But you say already above 6...why not say it's nowhere near 9%? Maybe the better question is why can't anyone get the numbers? The difference between 6 and 9 is huge. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/opinion/1496424/apple-market-share-restated http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/07/apple-market-share-up-or-down-depending-on-who-you-ask.ars Those are old stories. How about December 31, 2009... The Mac's been on a roll, both due to its highly regarded Mac OS X Leopard operating system and to an unhappy reception for Microsoft's Windows Vista. The result: For the first time in memory, the Mac's market share has hit 9.1 percent, according to IDC data, and Windows' market share has dipped below 90 percent. (Linux distributions make up the rest.) http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=E6F063CA-1A64-67EA-E44B5944AE55001A * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Photoshop problems...
On Jan 8, 2010, at 8:59 PM, mike wrote: This is probably a stupid question...but how do you know he's on intel? The only thing I see indicating chipset is OS version...which runs on powerpc or intel. The 1st question I asked What hardware are you using. Especially what processor? What are you smoking? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Rootkits and earlier request for help from Gail
On Jan 8, 2010, at 9:47 PM, mike wrote: Except windows isn't any more or less defective than OS X Nobody with any experience with computers would agree to that. If all you are going to do is spout propaganda you are wasting our time. Just go over to the Wildlist site and read the long list of active Windows viruses. Vs. OS X with zero. http://www.wildlist.org/WildList/200911.htm * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] generic laser printer cartridges?
On Jan 9, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Ranbo wrote: What do you mean by I use the in my Canon fax/printer with great results? I must have pressed the m key too lightly. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] generic laser printer cartridges?
On Jan 9, 2010, at 5:53 PM, Ranbo wrote: *My Canon literature implies that getting the OEM Canon toner will extend the life of the printer. Anyone know if there is any evidence that this would be true? Vague wording on such a claim should give you pause. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Planet of the Apps [was: Wi-Fi foe sues neighbor...]
On Jan 9, 2010, at 10:06 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: In case you missed it, CNBC had a feature on Thursday called PLANET OF THE APPS: A HANDHELD REVOLUTION! I noticed everyone in the show was using a Macintosh. So this app thing must definitely have no future. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Cars and the CES...
On Jan 11, 2010, at 1:12 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: One of the bigger news stories coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the huge emphasis on the part of car makers to provide drivers with full blown internet connectivity while they are driving. Isn't M$ the one making the major push to get this into cars? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Cars and the CES...
On Jan 11, 2010, at 9:08 PM, mike wrote: Or are they answering a request by Ford etc? Windows Mobile for Automotive Fiat had it a year before Ford so I don't think you can blame Ford for developing it. http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/02/microsoft-world-premiere-at-the-geneva-auto-show/ Of course you can blame Ford for calling up Bill to ask Have you any ideas for making our cars more dangerous. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] epson workforce 610
On Jan 11, 2010, at 11:49 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: But I have found that when I buy a budget printer I get exactly what I paid for. I bought a cheap color laser (cn3100) from Dell about 3 years ago for a bit over $300. For my low volume use it is completely satisfactory. I even use it for pre-press proofs and it is very close. It works on the LAN and even supports PostScript. My only complaint is that it is ugly. In contrast, every HP color laser I have encountered has a warm up time measured in minutes and is deadly slow printing. I would avoid. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] An internet pioneer rethinks his position
On Jan 13, 2010, at 12:43 PM, Constance Warner wrote: But, basically, if authors (and other creators) don't get paid, there will be much less of the good stuff for you to enjoy, whether you download it for free or pay $24.95 for a new hardcover edition in a bookstore. The creator typically gets such a small fraction of that $24.95 that it may be an inconsequential loss. For example, some bands have figured out that they can make lots of money on performances and trinket sales. It is an old story... Robert owes half to Grenville Who in turn gave half to Larry Who adored my instrumentals And so he gave half to a foreign publisher She took half the money that was earned in some far distant land Gave back half to Larry and I end up with half of goodness knows what Oh can somebody explain why things go on this way I thought they were my friends I can't believe it's me, I can't believe that I'm so green Eyes down round and round let's all sit and watch the moneygoround Everyone take a little bit here and a little bit there Do they all deserve money from a song that they've never heard They don't know the tune and they don't know the words But they don't give a damn There's no end to it I'm in a pit and I'm stuck in it The money goes round and around and around And it comes out here when they've all taken their share I went to see a solicitor and my story was heard and the writs were served On the verge of a nervous breakdown I decided to fight right to the end But if I ever get my money I'll be too old and grey to spend it Oh, but life goes on and on and no one ever wins And time goes quickly by just like the moneygoround I only hope that I'll survive * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Why Not Be Evil?
Verizon’s New Motto: Why Not Be Evil? Pogue’s Posts Blog - NYTimes.com Just in case you were starting to feel a little warmth toward Verizon after a couple days of astonishment over the way it responded to the Federal Communications Commission. . . Owners of the BlackBerry Storm 2 and other Verizon smartphones woke up one day last week to find that they could no longer specify a preferred search services in the Search box on the BlackBerry’s browser. It’s Microsoft Bing or nothing. (The BlackBerry used to offer Google, Wikipedia and others.) Why? Because Microsoft paid Verizon $500 million http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/verizons-new-motto-why-not-be-evil/ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Rootkits and earlier request for help from Gail
On Jan 13, 2010, at 11:50 PM, mike wrote: Again missing the point.. No I get your point. You are an attack dog and apologist for M$. I don't expect your posts to make sense. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Will Adobe Eclipse Microsoft?
On Jan 15, 2010, at 10:55 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: Turn off Javascript in Adobe. Or just don't turn on the computer at all. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Better than a UPS
Panasonic’s new home battery could store a week’s-worth of electricity http://green.venturebeat.com/2009/12/24/panasonics-new-home-battery-could-store-a-weeks-worth-of-electricity/ This is significant for two reasons. First, if home batteries like this one become commonplace, renewable sources of energy like rooftop solar and residential turbines could finally take off. The biggest roadblock to their adoption is that they are intermittent; reliable storage is needed to make them effective. Second, if affordable storage is achieved on the home-level, there might be less need for grid-scale storage, which is pricier and harder to accomplish. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] digital camera shutter lag
On Jan 19, 2010, at 11:19 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: As you point out, plodding through menus or trying to remember where functions are to be found within menus is a pain in the ass and also quite slow. Small cameras typically have a lot of stuff in menus because the tiny body of the camera just does not provide enough area upon which to locate a number of buttons or switches. That is one reason why DSLRs are large by comparison. Several new cameras are taking their cues from the iPhone, sporting a huge LCD and a multi-touch interface.Controls are all virtual and much easier to access. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Better than a UPS
On Jan 19, 2010, at 8:36 PM, Art Clemons wrote: The truth is that we need some method of rapid charging said batteries on the go. Ten minutes charging for let's say 200 minutes of driving would be reasonable presently (not much longer than filling up with gasoline), but we as a nation don't have the electrical distribution for either battery exchange or fast charging, leaving electric cars as something for local commuting. Yes that has been worked out. It was discovered that charging takes so long because the electrons have to cross a porous barrier and most of the time they bounce back because they fail to align with the opening in the barrier. Some guys figured out how to eliminate most of the misses so charging can take just a few minutes. Their new problem is figuring out how to supply so much current is such a short time interval. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com
On Jan 21, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Tony B wrote: Sorry, but this makes no sense as written. Don't we all have a 100% chance of death? How can someone have a 101% chance of death? As professional reporters are replaced with amateurs, I'm afraid we're going to be seeing lots more of this type of nonsense in the years to come. I've read that only half the people who have ever lived have in fact died. On what do you base this 100% statistic? Pure speculation? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Why Firefox Will Flame Out - PC World
On Jan 21, 2010, at 9:18 AM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: Another interpretation of this slowing of the cycle indicate that the program is getting to be finished. That will never happen. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Slow Web Connection? Test Its Speed. - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/technology/personaltech/21basics.html?8ciremc=cir Points out where to find different tests that test different kinds of things. Also notes that some ISPs will throttle you back after a few seconds of file transfer. That favors loading web pages over file transfers. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Technology - Pogue’s Posts Blog - NYTimes.com
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/ Great rant from Pogue about manufacturers who publish false product specs. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] digital camera shutter lag
On Jan 24, 2010, at 5:25 PM, mike wrote: So your son took a class called 'digital photography' and then they made him learn about developing? There goes Mike again. Trying to respond to CGUYS posts while simultaneously in three chat rooms, streaming youtube and hulu videos, shopping for gaiters at five different online stores, reading four other emails, playing a video game, and fighting off a real-life polar bear that just broke into his living room. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] digital camera shutter lag
On Jan 24, 2010, at 11:01 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Completely useless? How so? How does he feel about the experience? No I'm not going there. If you think learning to load film into a developing tank is a useful skill, you are going to have to defend it. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] digital camera shutter lag
On Jan 25, 2010, at 12:53 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Can't you think of anything about working with film that is of use in digital photography? Nope. Nothing. I learned more about gamma after spending 30 minutes with Digital Darkroom than I did after spending 3 months dicking around with polycontrast filters. Doing it the old way is just plain stupid. Knowing about film defects is of zero use. Digital cameras do not attempt to mimic film. That is a silly notion. Film has no advantages over digital. Not one. Zero. You can't name any. Don't knock the auto setting. It produces great results 99% of the time. The first thing I did with my digital camera is to go out and take lots of pictures set at auto under terrible conditions. I was amazed at how well it did. If you use the camera;s scene settings to communicate your intent it gets even better. The latest cameras can even detect smiles and people with closed eyes. Don't knock auto! Any special effects one may have done in camera years ago are better accomplished by taking a good photo and them mangling it in Photoshop. On the other hand there are tons of things specific to digital cameras that a student should be learning. Why waste time on the useless when there is so much useful to learn? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
